"So sorry to hear about Bonnie's passing.will never forget how anwhen we met.My prayers and thoughts are the whole family. "
In loving memory of
Bonnie Kay Waller
August 15, 1962 - December 4, 2017
Bonnie K. Waller, 55, of Zwingle, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
A celebration of Bonnie's life will be held at 10 A.M., Friday, December 8, 2017, at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 P.M., Thursday, December 7, 2017, at the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Burial will be at the Hickory Grove Cemetery, rural Monmouth, Iowa.
Bonita Kay "Bonnie" Shelton was born on August 15, 1962 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Robert W. and Marjorie Lou (Rohlf) Shelton. She was a 1980 graduate of Maquoketa Community High School. She married Thomas Waller on October 4, 1980 in Zwingle, Iowa. To this union one child was born, Gregory.
Bonnie had various jobs throughout the years starting with working at the South Inn in Maquoketa, then the Leisure Lake Inn, Maquoketa Community Schools, Maquoketa Care Center, and Rite Hite in Dubuque. In February of this year she found her calling with a job she truly loved as the Food Service Coordinator at River Bend Retirement Center in Cascade, Iowa.
Bonnie was known for her cooking and baking skills with baked beans and pecan and coconut cream pies being family favorites. She also had an extensive pig collection, enjoyed country and old time rock and roll music, and western television shows. She had participated in bowling leagues at the Cascade Lanes where she served as the secretary, and also was the Bernard/Zwingle correspondent for the Cascade Pioneer Press newspaper.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Thomas Waller of Zwingle, IA; a son, Gregory (and his girlfriend Samantha Kluesner) Waller of Worthington, IA; her mother, Marge Shelton of Macon, GA; sisters, Kathy and her husband Jack Benny Smith of Columbus, MS, and Brenda Gibson and her husband Mitch Miller of Jackson, GA; her mother-in-law, Alberta Waller of Bernard, IA; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Rose and Randy Stoffel of Bernard, IA, Earl and Janet Waller of Bernard, IA, Allan and Tonya Waller of Bernard, IA, Barb Gantenbein of Dubuque, IA, Linda (Jerry) Hoftender of E. Dubuque, IL; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents, her father Robert W. Shelton, and father-in-law Clarence Waller.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Bonnie Kay Waller memorial fund has been established.
Online Condolences may be left at www.carsonandson.com.
Tributes
"Marge and family, so sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers are with all of you."
"So sad to hear this! RIP my friend from Leisure Lake. Prayers to all family.and friends!?"
"Tom so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family. Sincerely Logan& Karla Marr"
"Extending our heartfelt sympathy to all of Bonnie's family. May you find peace in this time of sorrow though the love and support in all who gather to honor and remember her. Please know you are being held close in thought and prayer,"
"So Sorry to hear this, Bonnie was way too young and such a hard worker. I used to work with her at Kwik Star. Prayers for your family, I know she dearly loved her family."
"Tom Sorry to hear of Bonnie passing, Hard to loose a family member, Thoughts and Prayer to You and Your Son "
"O.M.G. Such A Beautiful Person & Shock 2 - Here She Is Passed !! R.I.P.- Bonnie - So Sorry Families !! "
"Barb (Clark) Biddle So sorry to read about Bonnie. Condolences to Tom, Gregory, and all of Bonnie's family."
"My heart and prayer go out to you, Tom and Gregory. Bonnie was a true friend and will be trully missed, "
"Tom & Gregory,
So sorry to hear of Bonnie's passing. Such a joyful person, as we talked about our son's (her Gregory and my Joshua), she would gleam with pride.. You are in our thoughts and prayers.."
"Tom, Gregory, Marge and Family, I'm very sorry to hear about Bonnies passing. May God Bless you all and may he wrap his arms around you and help you through this very difficult days ahead. My prayers and sincere sympathy to you all, Bonnie Pahl ?? "
"Tom Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Bonnie was a great person and will always remember her. Del and Tammy Bischoff "
"Brenda- please know i am thinking of you in this hard time....it is never easy losing a family member."
"Tom, I am sorry for your loss. May the happy memories you have of Bonnie help ease your sorrow at this time. Carol Freeze, West Dubuque High School Class of '73"
"Tom...so very sorry to hear of Bonnie's death. I know she was center of your world. May you find comfort among your family and friends. You & Gregory are in our thoughts as you begin these difficult days ahead. Mert & Judy Coyle"
"Tom & Gregory: I knew Bonnie when she worked at Maquoketa High School. She was a fun loving gal and we always shared a good laugh! I am so very sorry for your loss. Thinking of you at this time. "
"Tom, I am so very sorry for the loss of Bonnie. I will always remember the great times we had at bowling in the Thursday league and the Wednesday morning league. You and your family have my deepest sympathy. Barb Hacke"
"Worked with Bonnie at Maquoketa School District.. Nice gal and a hard worker.. Sorry for your loss Tom and Gregory!!!"
"Bonnie was a great lady. I had the privledge of working with her at 2 different jobs. She will be missed dearly. Hugs sent to the whole family especially gregory and tom. R.i.p bonnie"